Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tõnu Kaljuste – Veljo Tormis: Reminiscentiae (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tõnu Kaljuste – Veljo Tormis: Reminiscentiae (2023)
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The elemental power of ancient folk music is the lifeforce that drives the compositions of Veljo Tormis (1930-2017). As the great Estonian composer famously said, “I do not use folk song. It is folk song that uses me.” This sentiment is echoed in definitive performances by the Estonian Philharmonic Choir and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Tõnu Kaljuste, for decades one of Tormis’s closest musical associates. Four orchestral cycles celebrate the changing seasons: Autumn Landscapes, Winter Patterns, Spring Sketches, Summer Motifs. And three pieces – Worry Breaks The Spirit, Hamlet’s Songs and Herding Calls – feature new arrangements by Tõnu Kaljuste, continuing and commemorating Tormis’s work. The album opens with The Tower Bell In My Village which Kaljuste commissioned 45 years ago. It sets words by Fernando Pessoa that seem entirely pertinent in the context of this tribute. “Oh death, it’s a bend in the road/You can’t be seen when you’ve passed by/But still your steps continue…” Reminiscentiae was recorded at Tallinn’s Methodist Church in October and November 2020.

Tracklist:
01. Veiko Tubin – Tormis: The Tower Bell in My Village (14:04)
02. Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir – Tormis: Worry Breaks the Spirit (02:59)
03. Iris Oja – No. 1, The Singer’s Childhood (03:04)
04. Iris Oja – No. 2, Maidens’ Sorrow (04:13)
05. Iris Oja – No. 3, Orphan’s Lament (04:39)
06. Tallinn Chamber Orchestra – I. It is Late Summer (01:46)
07. Tallinn Chamber Orchestra – II. Clouds Racing Across the Sky (01:34)
08. Tallinn Chamber Orchestra – III. Pale Light (01:20)
09. Tallinn Chamber Orchestra – IV. Painfully Red Leaves (00:48)
10. Tallinn Chamber Orchestra – V. Wind Along the Heath (01:16)
11. Tallinn Chamber Orchestra – VI. Cold Autumn Night (01:30)
12. Tallinn Chamber Orchestra – VII. Sad Purple Heather (01:45)
13. Tallinn Chamber Orchestra – I. Winter Morning (01:32)
14. Tallinn Chamber Orchestra – II. Cold (01:14)
15. Tallinn Chamber Orchestra – III. Blizzard (00:35)
16. Indrek Vau – IV. Northern Lights (02:15)
17. Tallinn Chamber Orchestra – I. Spring Wind (00:46)
18. Tallinn Chamber Orchestra – II. Buds Leafing Out (00:50)
19. Tallinn Chamber Orchestra – III. Evening Sky (00:56)
20. Tallinn Chamber Orchestra – IV. Under the Bird-cherry Tree (00:51)
21. Tallinn Chamber Orchestra – V. Yellow Flame (00:32)
22. Madis Metsamart – VI. In Late Spring (00:57)
23. Tallinn Chamber Orchestra – I. Dry Weather (01:47)
24. Madis Metsamart – II. Thunderstorm (02:25)
25. Madis Metsamart – III. Summer Night (02:03)
26. Linda Vood – Tormis: Three I Had These Words of Beauty (05:57)
27. Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir – Tormis: Hamlet’s Songs I (06:05)
28. Maria Valdmaa – Tormis: Herding Calls – Childhood Memories (09:24)

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